Walgreens: "Can't fill that prescription."
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Also, an addendum.
Any doc can purport to be qualified to treat any condition. If the results end up being unfortunate, let him bear the consequences either in court, licensing body, or public opinion.
I knew a heart surgeon who was absolutely terrible. Would operate on any patient who could fog a mirror, and when things went south, it was always someone else's fault - the anesthesiologist, the perfusionist, the nurse who took too long to pass an instrument. I hated doing cases with this surgeon. The surgeon eventually left the university and ended up working at the local veterans hospital/county hospital. Results were horrible.
Ended up leaving there (Asked to leave? I don't know) and going to another university in another state where results were also dismal.
This surgeon was denied tenure, and decided that leaving was the best option. Ended up working in an emergency room in the northern suburbs of Chicago. I don't know how long that stint lasted, but it was relatively short from what I heard.
This surgeon is now a year older than I and is still working.
Running a pain clinic in the suburbs of Chicago, specializing in "myofascial regeneration." Looking this doc up on Google, it says "Family medicine specialist."
Sometimes, the chaff gets separated from the wheat after all.
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Ocular shingles, or imminent risk thereof is an ophthalmologist’s area of expertise. Thank goodness the patient had access to this type of MD. The risk of vision loss or blindness is real.
Related, my elderly auntie woke up one morning unable to see out of one eye. She called her eye doctor (not an ophthalmologist). She went in. He looked, called an ophthalmologist, did some initial prednisone drops & got her in to see the ophthalmologist asap that day (an incredible feat given this is Alberta). Sudden vision loss is a medical emergency. What was wrong with her? She had the beginnings of a viral infection (not Shingles) targeting her optic nerve. She was told if she’d waited longer, she could’ve lost her vision permanently. Thank goodness my auntie didn’t go see her GP or go to Emerg. (this is Alberta). The ophthalmologist tweaked the prednisone dosage, told her what to expect over the course of the next few weeks, booked follow-up with himself and her GP. Moral of the story .. Optometrists know eyes. Eye MDs know bodies & eyes. Both know when to act quickly when needed.
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Any doc can purport to be qualified to treat any condition. If the results end up being unfortunate, let him bear the consequences either in court, licensing body, or public opinion..
Yes, I have seen just that with my late father. When he and his wife moved to BC in their retirement, they connected with an MD who had numerous geriatrics as regular patients. In any case my father’s wife really liked him. My father not so much, in fact he didn’t think he was all that great and would only refer him to specialists as a last resort.
To make a long story short, it all came to a head in 2003 when the MD refused to order a colonoscopy for my father after a few months of ongoing big issues down south. He concluded it was amoebic dysentery and treated it without result other than a worsening of the problem. I raised hell with him over the phone a said I would drive my father to Bellingham Washington and pay for the colonoscopy out of pocket. The doctor relented and agreed to order the procedure. Yes, there was cancer and a specialist was then engaged. Luckily it was slow growing and located convenient for surgery. Surgery was successful. After speaking with the surgeon I had yet another go around with the MD over the phone. The surgeon however was not impressed with what he discovered and went after the MD. Turns out that that the MD was not a specialist in geriatric medicine, but rather an OB/Gyn with a less than stellar record with his peers. He soon closed his practice and moved elsewhere. A bit like the surgeon you described.